# 119-hr-6054: Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2025

119-hr-6054, Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6054
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-02

## Summary

**Match pediatric cancer research funding to the child population share.** This bill would require that, starting in fiscal year 2026 and each year after, the President ensure the percentage of federal cancer research funds obligated for pediatric cancer equals the percentage of Americans under 18, using the Bureau of the Census population figures to set that share.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Kids' cancer research funding set by population: benefit, high. If enacted, the President would ensure kids' cancer research gets the same share as kids' share of the U.S. population. This would start in fiscal year 2026 and repeat each year. The share would use Census counts from the end of the prior fiscal year. The rule would apply to all federal cancer rese…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6054 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6054)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6054 (as of 2026-10-02).